note 105797 added to function.asort

This function can be used to sort multidimensional arrays with almost no work whatsoever by using the individual values within the custom sort function. This function passes the entire child element even if it is not a string. If it is an array, as would be the case in multidimensional arrays, it will pass the whole child array as one parameter. Therefore, do something elegant like this: <?php // Sort the multidimensional array usort($results, "custom_sort"); // Define the custom sort function function custom_sort($a,$b) { return $a['some_sub_var']>$b['some_sub_var']; } ?> This does in 4 lines what other functions took 40 to 50 lines to do. This does not require you to create temporary arrays or anything. This is, for me, a highly preferred solution. Hope it helps! ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 76.17.154.71 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.asort.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/105797 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105797/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105797/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105797/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105797/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105797/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105797/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105797 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/105797 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php